Taliban Commander: More Kidnappings to Come After Bergdahl Deal — A Taliban commander close to the negotiations over the release of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl told TIME Thursday that the deal made to secure Bergdahl's release has made it more appealing for fighters to capture American soldiers and other high-value targets.

The ghastly transaction that freed Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl — (Uncredited/AP) - In this image taken from video obtained from Voice Of Jihad Website, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, A Taliban fighter speaks to Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, in eastern Afghanistan.

Bergdahl, Kerry and the left's view of the military. — “If I've lost Neuman, I've lost Middle America.” That's how we imagine President Obama reacting to being scathed by MAD magazine. The Usual Gang of Idiots tweeted a parody poster yesterday for “Barack Obama's Unfortunate New Movie,” titled “Trading Private Bergdahl.”

Obama: ‘Absolutely no apologies’ — President Obama said Thursday he would make “absolutely no apologies” for ordering the controversial prisoner swap to rescue Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the last American prisoner of war in Afghanistan. — Obama said he was never surprised by …

HILLARY SAYS NO LINGERING EFFECTS FROM HER CONCUSSION - PARENTS MOBILIZE TO STOP DATA-MINING OF THEIR CHILDREN — GERRIT LANSING ENGAGED - DAVID ESPO b'day — FIRST LOOK — TIME cover: “WAS HE WORTH IT? The cost of bringing Sgt. Bergdahl home ... The return of sergeant Bowe Bergdahl from captivity is no simple feel-good story.

Hillary to New York Times: Back Off — Some of Hillary Clinton's closest aides blasted the New York Times for what they said was unfair coverage of the former first lady during a recent secret meeting with the paper's Washington bureau, the Washington Free Beacon has learned.

McDaniel rep, others locked in courthouse — An official investigation has been opened into three people who were found locked in the Hinds County Courthouse hours after it was closed by election officials Tuesday after returns had been counted in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. — CONNECT

Brian Schweitzer Isn't Holding Much Back as 2016 Approaches — Would he be a better president than Hillary Clinton? He thinks so — To get rid of the trash, former Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer either has to drive it away in a pickup from his remote lake house or burn it in a rusty oil barrel.

Karen Finney's ‘Disrupt’ Cancelled — First on TVNewser: “Disrupt with Karen Finney” won't be celebrating its one-year birthday this weekend, as the 4pmET weekend show has been cancelled. “Disrupt with Karen Finney” has ended its year-long run on MSNBC weekends," an MSNBC spokesperson tells TVNewser. "

Energy Choices — Nate Silver got a lot of grief when he chose Roger Pielke Jr., of all people, to write about environment for the new 538. Pielke is regarded among climate scientists as a concern troll - someone who pretends to be open-minded, but is actually committed to undermining the case for emissions limits any way he can.

Big Brother: Meet the Parents — This story is part of a POLITICO series examining the unchecked expansion of private-sector data collection and the implications for consumer privacy. — You've heard of Big Oil and Big Tobacco. Now get ready for Big Parent.

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